Russia names great-granddaughter of Soviet leader Khrushchev as 'foreign agent'

By Mark Trevelyan

LONDON, March 13 (Reuters) - U.S. academic Nina Khrushcheva, the great-granddaughter of a former Soviet leader, was designated by Russia on Friday as a "foreign agent" - a term ‌with connotations of spying that Moscow applies to people it views as engaged in ‌anti-Russian activity.

Khrushcheva, 62, is a professor at The New School university in New York and has continued to make research ​trips to Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

Her ancestor Nikita Khrushchev led the Soviet Union from 1953 to 1964, when he was ousted by fellow members of the ruling Politburo.

Contacted by Reuters, Khrushcheva said she was not surprised at being added to Russia's "foreign agent" list, which as of ‌Friday contains 1,164 names including politicians, ⁠journalists, artists, NGOs and media organizations.

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